schmooze or schmoose also shmooze  (shmōōz)  v. schmoozed or schmoosed also shmoozed, schmooz·ing or schmoos·ing also shmooz·ing, schmooz·es or schmoos·es also shmooz·es v. intr. To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection. v. tr. To engage in schmoozing with: "how to be a professional artist—how to be a businessperson, how to schmooze the collectors" (Paige Powell). n. The act or an instance of schmoozing. [Yiddish shmuesn, possibly from shmues, a chat, pl. of shmue, rumor, Hebrew šəmû'â, rumor; see šmʕ in Semitic roots.] schmooz'er n., schmooz'y adj. |